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Press Release<\/strong>:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Attor\u00adney Gen\u00ader\u00adal Tong Sues Trump Admin\u00adis\u00adtra\u00adtion Over Ille\u00adgal Immi\u00adgra\u00adtion Con\u00addi\u00adtions<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Preceding Event<\/strong>:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

On April 18, 2025, the Depart\u00adment of Home\u00adland Secu\u00adri\u00adty issued new sets of \u2018Stan\u00addard Terms and Con\u00addi\u00adtions<\/a> applic\u00ada\u00adble to all fed\u00ader\u00adal awards. \u201cThe 2025 Terms and Con\u00addi\u00adtions include, for the first time, new require\u00adments com\u00adpelling States to divert their law enforce\u00adment resources away from core pub\u00adlic safe\u00adty mis\u00adsions to fed\u00ader\u00adal civ\u00adil immi\u00adgra\u00adtion enforce\u00adment and to stop oper\u00adat\u00ading any pro\u00adgram that \u2018ben\u00ade\u00adfits ille\u00adgal immi\u00adgrants or incen\u00adtivizes ille\u00adgal immi\u00adgra\u00adtion\u2019,\u201d the law\u00adsuit said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

General Overview<\/strong>:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The suit is aimed at the Depart\u00adment of Home\u00adland Secu\u00adri\u00adty, the Fed\u00ader\u00adal Emer\u00adgency Man\u00adage\u00adment Agency (FEMA), The U.S. Coast Guard and the heads of the orga\u00adni\u00adza\u00adtions. \u201cDefen\u00addants assert a sweep\u00ading enti\u00adtle\u00adment to use state law enforce\u00adment offi\u00adcers for fed\u00ader\u00adal immi\u00adgra\u00adtion enforce\u00adment, con\u00adtra\u00adven\u00ading the basic prin\u00adci\u00adple that States \u2018remain inde\u00adpen\u00addent and autonomous with\u00adin their prop\u00ader sphere of author\u00adi\u00adty\u2019,\u201d the law\u00adsuit said.
This is an exec\u00adu\u00adtive pow\u00ader issue, \u201c\u2026agen\u00adcies in the Exec\u00adu\u00adtive Branch can\u00adnot act con\u00adtrary to the author\u00adi\u00adty con\u00adferred on them by Con\u00adgress, and the fed\u00ader\u00adal gov\u00adern\u00adment can\u00adnot use the spend\u00ading pow\u00ader to coerce States into adopt\u00ading its pre\u00adferred poli\u00adcies,\u201d the law\u00adsuit said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Connecticut Nexus<\/strong>:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Accord\u00ading to the press release, \u201cSince 2021, Con\u00adnecti\u00adcut has received more than $1.2 bil\u00adlion from FEMA to pre\u00advent, pro\u00adtect against and respond to flood\u00ading and oth\u00ader nat\u00adur\u00adal dis\u00adas\u00adters, ter\u00adror\u00adism, mass casu\u00adal\u00adty events, and oth\u00ader cat\u00ada\u00adstro\u00adphes. These con\u00addi\u00adtions will also dam\u00adage the care\u00adful\u00adly built trust between law enforce\u00adment and immi\u00adgrant com\u00admu\u00adni\u00adties that is crit\u00adi\u00adcal to pro\u00admot\u00ading pub\u00adlic safe\u00adty.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Date of filing:<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

May 13, 2025<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Case #<\/strong>:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

1:25-cv-00206<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Case title:<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

State of Illi\u00adnois et al v. Fed\u00ader\u00adal Emer\u00adgency Man\u00adage\u00adment Agency et al<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Plaintiffs<\/strong>: 20 states<\/h3>\n\n\n\n